English Explanatory Dictionary

emerge

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To come into view.
  2. To come out of a situation, object, or a liquid.
  3. To become known.
noun
  1. Alternative spelling of emerg.

Pronunciation

/ɪˈmɜːd͡ʒ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-emerge.wav /ɪˈmɝd͡ʒ/ En-US emerge.ogg

Word forms

emerge emerges emerging emerged

Etymology

First attested in the late 16th century. Borrowed from Middle French emerger, from Latin ēmergō (“to rise up or out”), from ē- (a variant of ex- (“out, forth”)) + mergō (“to dip, to sink”)

Synonyms

forthcome heave in sight come forth come to light transpire

Related words

emergence emergency emergent

Derived words

coemerge re-emerge reemerge unemerged
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